# Highly Specialist Health Psychologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for West London NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialist-health-psychologist/4bbe3987-d8a2-4104-af6d-15f8fdd2372e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialist-health-psychologist/4bbe3987-d8a2-4104-af6d-15f8fdd2372e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** West London NHS Trust - **Location:** St Bernard's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Psychologist - **Salary:** £63665.00 to £70887.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-18T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-07T16:51:50.965Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8351228 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8351228?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.westlondon.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview As a Highly-Specialist Applied Psychologist within the Pain Management Service, you will provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and therapy for people living with chronic pain and complex needs. Working closely with the multidisciplinary MSK Persistent Pain Team, you will use your clinical expertise to support evidence-based, person-centred care and advise colleagues on psychological approaches to treatment. This is an autonomous and varied role offering opportunities to contribute to service development, research, teaching and supervision while helping improve outcomes for people experiencing persistent pain. ### Main duties of the job You will undertake specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for people experiencing chronic pain, using evidence-based approaches tailored to individual needs. You will manage a complex caseload, contribute to risk assessment and treatment planning, and work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team and wider services. The role includes providing specialist advice and consultation to colleagues, producing clear clinical reports, monitoring outcomes and supporting psychologically informed care. You will also contribute to teaching, supervision, audit, research and service development, requiring excellent communication, clinical reasoning, organisation and the ability to work autonomously within professional guidelines. Candidate recruitment pack ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of regularly communicating information that is condition-related to complex individuals, groups, carers, and other healthcare professionals. - Experience of systematic data collection and interpretation in research or clinical settings. - Experience of working and liaising with clients who have mental health needs within the NHS. - Experience of working within a team. - Demonstrable experience of working within the administrative field and working with computerised data systems. **Desirable** - Experience of carrying out psychological assessments or research and reporting on the findings under supervision from a mentor or Clinical Psychologist. - Experience of working under the Pain Management Services for adults. - Experience of teaching/training others. ### Other Requirements **Essential** - Able to travel within the area and further afield. **Desirable** - Motivated towards personal and professional development. - IT skills including database and data analysis packages (e.g. SPSS). ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Strong commitment to clinical research. **Desirable** - Commitment to evidence based practice and clinical excellence. - Commitment to the development of understanding of Chronic Pain Management, and the consequence of other long-term, complex conditions. ### Qualifications/Education **Essential** - BA (Hons) degree in Psychology. - Eligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS). **Desirable** - Additional short courses in Counselling or Psychological therapies - Additional academic qualifications relevant to Psychology. ### Skills/Ability/ Knowledge **Essential** - An ability to engage with individuals, families and groups. ## Documents - [oh requirements (pdf, 304.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3067) - [job description (docx, 661.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10676618) - [occupational health requirements (pdf, 376.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3003) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.